Purchase of sex to be criminalised under new lawNew legislation will also strengthen laws on grooming, child pornography and harassmentWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin expect general election in late 2015Two largest Opposition parties are set to begin process of selecting candidatesTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:01
Social housing plan to provide 30,000 homes over next five yearsCabinet set to approve scheme for new and refurbished houses and flatsTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Maíria Cahill calls for investigation into extent of IRA abuseScale of problem should be discovered before all-island investigation beginsTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
A plebiscite cannot force a government to actOnly one national plebiscite has taken place since State’s foundationThu Nov 20 2014 - 10:38
Irish Water welcomes clarity of new packageErvia and Irish Water say new package does much to clarify and restore public trustThu Nov 20 2014 - 08:10
A leaky speech for a leaky water systemAnalysis: The Government will need a spectacular 2015 to put this debacle behind itWed Nov 19 2014 - 17:12
Ministers decry anti-water protest ‘thuggery’Cabinet members condemn Jobstown protest and say Socialist Party’s Paul Murphy has questions to answerTue Nov 18 2014 - 10:02
FG TD seeks laws for IRA abuse case whistleblowersFine Gael TD met gardaí detailing nine cases where suspects moved southMon Nov 17 2014 - 13:52
Water charges to be cut to under €200 per household as levy is streamlinedTwo rates being finalised with expected cost of €200 for multiple-person residencesSat Nov 15 2014 - 08:52
Mary Lou McDonald accused of damaging reputation of DáilAdams says Sinn Féin will consider motion of no confidence against Ceann ComhairleFri Nov 14 2014 - 07:35
Powerful words as Maíria Cahill case gets full airing in DáilAnalysis: Above all partisan taunts, questions over Sinn Féin’s abuse record are vitally importantWed Nov 12 2014 - 19:26
Belfast women say North legal system failed themWomen claim man who allegedly sexually abused Maíria Cahill also abused them as teenagersMon Nov 03 2014 - 10:31
Water revolution has started but Government too coy to actPeople have spoken but don’t expect any changes to happen yetMon Nov 03 2014 - 07:04
Senior Coalition figures seek rethink on Irish WaterReferendum urged to copperfasten future status as a public utilityMon Nov 03 2014 - 07:03
Kenny: reverse on water charges would need 4% tax increaseFianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin dismisses Taoiseach’s estimate as ‘utterly bogus’Sun Nov 02 2014 - 18:18
Cahill affair has dented image of party on an inevitable riseFor some advisers the party needs another election cycle before entering governmentSat Nov 01 2014 - 06:49
Paramilitaries shot and exiled many alleged sex abusersDistrust of RUC led to parallel ‘justice’ system by republicans which at times was brutalThu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00
Renowned lawyer to head Cahill inquiryKeir Starmer is former director of public prosecutions for England and WalesWed Oct 29 2014 - 08:29
John McNulty got Imma post within two days of requestDepartment of Arts officials were asked which State boards had vacanciesWed Oct 29 2014 - 06:23
Onus on Sinn Féin to set up meeting with KennySolicitor for four says he is advising his clients not to meet the Taoiseach ‘at this stage’Tue Oct 28 2014 - 07:57
Government to decide against appointing Civil Service chiefExpert group’s recommendation for performance management to be acceptedTue Oct 28 2014 - 06:48
Martin wants cross-Border body to examine abuse claimsFianna Fáil leader has said the allegations of a cover-up demand a wider responseMon Oct 27 2014 - 09:13
Noonan says results reaffirm banking system’s robustnessMinister for Finance says PTSB's shortfall will be 'fully addressed' by bank's capital planMon Oct 27 2014 - 06:37
SF rejects blogger’s ‘shameful’ comments on Maíria CahillMcDonald moves to dissociate party from suggestion victim was not rapedFri Oct 24 2014 - 13:07
Quarter of Independent councillors want to form alliance, says Shane RossSouth Dublin Deputy says existing Independent TDs may form nucleus of new allianceFri Oct 24 2014 - 01:00
Oireachtas Justice Committee may call in Cahill and AdamsTense exchanges over claims take place between Enda Kenny and Gerry Adams in DáilWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:04
Allegations open potentially damaging debate for Sinn FéinThe more Sinn Féin explains, the more uncomfortable incidents from the past emergeTue Oct 21 2014 - 12:23
Enda Kenny says ‘more cases’ in sex abuse cover-upTaoiseach says conduct of Sinn Féin over Maíria Cahill allegations ‘utterly despicable’Mon Oct 20 2014 - 15:54
Dubliners 'could face huge increases in property tax'Olivia Mitchell highlights increases in property values that will cost owners hundreds of euroSat Oct 18 2014 - 10:20
Minister says language in water charge letters ‘over the top’Alan Kelly says department will write to councils following eviction warningsSat Oct 18 2014 - 08:55
Government rejects UK Ebola criticismBritish prime minister calls for EU states to do more to fight epidemic in west AfricaSat Oct 18 2014 - 08:25
Cahill claims number of women were abused by republicansGerry Adams says anyone with information about child abuse should ‘come forward’Sat Oct 18 2014 - 07:16
Prosecute anyone who covered up abuse, says McDonaldSinn Féin deputy leader also says no evidence of cover up of sexual abuse within partyFri Oct 17 2014 - 14:34
Irish Water rejects claim that staff received bonus paymentsPerformance-related payments made to staff increased to 400, claims Seán FlemingFri Oct 17 2014 - 07:48
Howlin says he did not approve bonus system for Irish WaterHeated exchanges between Government and Opposition TDs in DáilThu Oct 16 2014 - 15:52
Fianna Fáil councillor resigns over financial issuesIrregularities were discovered at voluntary housing association of which he was a directorThu Oct 16 2014 - 10:03
Taoiseach dismisses Fine Gael TD’s claim he leaked email over disputed diamond ringEmail concerned dispute with UK-based jeweller over payment for €10,000 ringThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Budget 2015 focused on ‘squeezed middle’Those earning hundreds of thousands will not make ‘astronomical gains’, Noonan saysTue Oct 14 2014 - 21:17
It’s no giveaway - but Budget 2015 will cost over €1bnAnalysis: For the first time since 2007 there has been no net cut in spendingTue Oct 14 2014 - 16:59
Austerity budgets expected to end after six yearsKey elements of all austerity or emergency measures imposed since October 2008Tue Oct 14 2014 - 13:33
FG TD claims Kenny tried to hurt reputation after email leakSeán Conlan says Taoiseach must clarify how email over antique dispute got to newspaperTue Oct 14 2014 - 11:15
Group of independent TDs ‘could form part of next government’Denis Naughton says non-party politicians could be appointed senior ministersMon Oct 13 2014 - 09:37
The bog issue and why it was important in the byelectionModern machinery has allowed even smaller bogs to be cut on a scale unimaginable a generation agoMon Oct 13 2014 - 08:53
Loss of coveted Roscommon-South Leitrim seat a jolt for Fianna FáilAnalysis: Defeat in Dublin South West takes gloss off good year for Sinn FéinSun Oct 12 2014 - 09:36
Budget 2015 likely to include parents, USC and tax bandsRevised forecasts won’t translate into budget bonanza as Howlin talks toughFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:01
‘Neutral’ budget to be signed off today after negotiationsEconomic Management Council meets and agrees on major budget issuesFri Oct 10 2014 - 00:36
Nobody obsesses over polls as diligently as party strategists‘Snapshot in time’ stock phrase is accurate as polls only have meaning at a particular timeThu Oct 09 2014 - 13:49
Fine Gael TDs and Senators less sure John McNulty will win byelectionEnda Kenny asked party members to respect John McNulty’s wish not to be voted forThu Oct 09 2014 - 13:48
